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Retail Salespersons Salary in Mississippi

The median annual wage for retail salespersons in Mississippi is $28,640 ($13.77 per hour) -19.1% vs. the national median of $35,410. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$28,640
Mean annual wage
$31,150
Median hourly wage
$13.77
Employment in MS
38,400

38,400 employed · 33.0 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Mississippi

Wage distribution for retail salespersons in Mississippi (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$22,120$10.63
25th percentile$23,480$11.29
Median (50th)$28,640$13.77
75th percentile$35,300$16.97
90th percentile$41,990$20.19

What this salary is worth in Mississippi

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$32,937

Mississippi prices are 87.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
40.0%

Median gross rent in Mississippi: $954/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $716/mo

Est. affordable home price
$104,477

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Mississippi is $169,800 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

Retail Salespersons salary in other states

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.